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| Pearson Assessments Issues Prosper Version 4 Pearson Assessments has launched the newest version of its Prosper assessment system. Prosper version 4 includes new reports that allow teachers and school administrators to quickly identify at-risk students and standards that require instructional intervention. New networking capabilities make the software easier to install, manage and share data throughout a school. Enhanced imaging capabilities allow educators to easily score performance items and compare them to objectives. First launched in 2004, the Prosper assessment system puts powerful tools in the hands of teachers for creating, scoring and analyzing classroom tests while minimizing the administrative burden. Using the new "Standards-At-Risk" report, teachers and school administrators can pinpoint standards that require additional instructional intervention, while the added "Learner Instructional Targets" report allows teachers to quickly identify students who need remediation and keep them on track for meeting learning goals. In addition, these reports offer teachers an objective tool for guiding discussions about student performance at parent-teacher conferences. School administrators will benefit from the assessment system's ability to import state learning standards from Prosper's "Academic Standards Library", allowing them to easily compare student progress toward learning goals. They can select their own groups for the new "Demographic Comparison" report to show where specific groups of students are on the path to achieving standards. Developed to be installed on a building network, Prosper version 4 is locally-deployed on the school's servers, making it easier for administrators to aggregate student data and view it from a building administration perspective. With Prosper's enhanced imaging capabilities, test results scanned using an OpScan iNSIGHT scanner can be presented directly on the computer screen and the new "Review Wizard" combines scores so that teachers can produce rubrics and analyze and score performance items as well as selected response items. Schools and districts across the country are using existing versions of Prosper to track and improve student achievement. For example, the assessment system is used at Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, one of the largest districts in North Carolina, serving 50.400 students at 72 schools. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Networking News :: home page |